| A NEWS REVIEW FROM THE EMBASSY OF GREECE IN WASHINGTON DC
While exports shrank in the 2000-2004 period from 10.6 to 7.4 percent of GDP, lost ground is now being regained, with exports expected to account for 9.8 percent of GDP this year. Unemployment in Greece fell in April to 8.4 percent, compared with 9.9 percent in 2005 and 9.0 percent last year. While jobless men were 5 percent of the workforce, unemployed women represented 13.3 percent. By raising over $1.5 billion, the sale of a 10.7 percent equity in the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE) made a significant contribution to the reduction of the country�s public debt. President and First Lady Welcome "Flame of Hope" SPECIAL OLYMPICS EVENT AT WHITE HOUSE The Flame of Hope for October�s Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, lit on June 29 on the Pnyx sacred site in Athens, arrived in Washington on July 26 and was received by President and Mrs.
Archives for: June 2007
He made us laugh, each week, time and again. At ourselves and at the rest of the world. He had a quirky and comical lens through which he observed life’s events, both national and local, and an incredible talent for sharing that humor with the rest of us through his cartoons and comic strips. The newspaper trade magazine Editor & Publisher eulogized Howie today saying; Schneider, born in 1930, was also known for the long-running "Eek and Meek" comic he did for United from 1965 to 2000. Schneider began "The Sunshine Club," which focused on a group of older characters, in 2003. He also did editorial cartoons for the Provincetown Banner.The cartoonist was the subject of an April 15, 2004, profile by Dave Astor. Howie Schneider feels that the many newspapers looking for younger readers shouldn't ignore their older audience.
2007 Quill Award Winners
Al Roker and Ann Curry announced this year's Quill Book Award winners on The Today Show. Click here to watch Today's Al Roker and Ann Curry announce the Quill Award winners of the fiction, history, romance and children's chapter book.
Nominees in popular categories from romance to biography to graphic novels were announced at Book Expo America on June 2. Click here to watch the announcement.
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